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[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hamlet of Mile End Old Town]
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6 AUGUST, 1890.
(8) That your Committee considered the reference of your
Board as to the sanitary state of Messrs. Allen's premises,
Canal Road, and your Inspector reported thereon as follows:
"I have examined the premises belonging to Messrs.
"Allen, Canal Road, and find that there are fifteen closets,
"which, with the exception of one, are all in a good
"condition.
"The one where the seat and riser are defective will be
"repaired by Messrs. Allen."
That on a subsequent visit your Inspector found that the
closet had been repaired.
Signedr CHARLES BIRKS.
G. F. BURGE.
T. G. LIVERMORE.
GEO. COKER.
Moved by Coker, seconded by Mr. Henley, and resolved
—That the Report be received.
Moved by Mr. Coker, seconded by Mr. Burge, and resolved
—That the Report be adopted, and it was resolved accordingly.
VIII. Moved by Mr. Henley seconded by Mr. W. A. Kemp and
resolved—That in cases of great emergency and necessity the
Clerk do summon the Committees to which cases of a similar
character are usually referred for consideration, to consider
what steps shall be taken in reference thereto, and that such
Committees shall have power to take such temporary
measures until the next meeting of the Vestry as may be
necessary with regard to the subject matter.
IX. The Report of the Dusting and Cleansing Committee
was brought up as follows:
To the Vestry of the Hamlet of Mile End Old Town.
Report of Committee for Dusting and Cleansing.
Wednesday, 6th August, 1890.
Your Committee beg to report that they met on Tuesday,
the 29th day of July, ult., there being present Messrs.
Furness, Thomas, Manchee, Taylor, T. Cook, Martin, Fearn,
Porcas, and Browning.
(1) That your Surveyor brought up and read a Report for
which your Committee beg to refer your Board to his Report
Book.
That your Committee at a previous meeting considered a
claim for £2 compensation from Mr. R. Crawford for damages
to his cart through alleged accident which occurred in the Mile
End Road, and resolved to recommend—That your Board deny
liability in the matter.